[Football] Euros 2024 - Semi Final - Netherlands vs England

[P.C. Beard]

Stone wall pen despite what the defenders cabal say. Southgate might just be trolling the whole country. Subs warm up, we scored a disallowed goal. Subs come on, they combine for the winner. Questioning everything right now.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

I missed that. Well done Bart.

Ali lives in Utrecht, so it will have been on Dutch Television.

Edit:as I see he’s just told you.

 

[METALMICKY]

Lovely to see players with their parents etc.

This. The big hug Watkins got from his mum

 

[BadFish]

This was a far more enjoyable victory ... I didn't watch it.

Might try the same tactic for the final.

The best way to enjoy Southgateball.

 

[Weststander]

Just rewound to the winner. Bullet, precise strike just feet from BV. Would’ve been an astonishing save.

 

[Bodian]

How on earth can what we've just watched, be managed by the same person who served up England vs Slovenia, and England vs Slovakia?

Exactly what I was saying to Mrs Bodian. Same players - unrecognisable team.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Much better performance tonight. The penalty decision was some sweet revenge for Koeman's non-dismissal pre WC1994.

With all the previous talk about pressure and expectation, being clear underdogs going into the Final might just help.

Beating the standout team in the tournament would be a fitting way to win it.

Let's hope they can.

Something that’s always forgotten by England fans is that Frank Rijkaard actually had a perfectly good goal disallowed for Holland before the Koeman incident in 1993. The bad decisions evened themselves out in that game.

 

[Randy McNob]

(On Dutch TV as we only get BBC here not ITV)

I also live in Utrecht?

 

[Easy 10]

Have all the miserable bastards sloped off then, or are they keeping their powder dry for Sunday night ?

 

[Triggaaar]

This is when everyone calls for Southgate to stay.....

He'll need us to perform well against Spain for that.

Spain are strong favourites on Sunday. Are their players better than ours? Or is it just that their manager is?

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

Someone is

I’m not bitter. More an IPA man myself.
I just don’t see how Southgate, whom everyone has been slagging off continuously all through the tournament suddenly becomes a genius

 

[Bodian]

I just don’t see how Southgate, whom everyone has been slagging off continuously all through the tournament suddenly becomes a genius

I think it's because we all know that England are more than capable of playing like they did in the first half all the time - and the frustration stems from the fact that they rarely do.

 

[Weststander]

Starting XI for final:

Watkins
Foden
Bellingham Rice Mainoo Saka
Shaw Konsa Stones Walker
Pickford

 

[Triggaaar]

Imagine missing that for a shitty concert

 

[Eric the meek]

Does Southgate swap Kane for Ollie Watkins for the final?

Is it a big, big decision, or am I being stupid? This is Southgate we're talking about...

 

[BBassic]

Starting XI for final:

Watkins
Foden
Bellingham Rice Mainoo Saka
Shaw Konsa Stones Walker
Pickford

Nah

Dunk
Dunk
Dunk Dunk Dunk Dunk
Dunk Dunk Dunk Dunk
Dunk

Obviously

 

[Weststander]

Does Southgate swap Kane for Ollie Watkins for the final?

Is it a big, big decision, or am I being stupid? This is Southgate we're talking about...

Should do. Even Kane’s hold up play has disappeared, a CB for each opponent has owned him.

 

[Triggaaar]

Does Southgate swap Kane for Ollie Watkins for the final?

No.

Is it a big, big decision, or am I being stupid? This is Southgate we're talking about...

It's alright, we've all had a drink.

 

[BadFish]

I’m not bitter. More an IPA man myself.
I just don’t see how Southgate, whom everyone has been slagging off continuously all through the tournament suddenly becomes a genius

I didn't mean you, more the post you were responding to.

I agree entirely, I also don't see how we can ignore the dirge he was served up for us all tournament just because we have stunk our way to the pointy end of it.

I hope England win of course, but my God it has been a tournament of attrition.

 

[Weststander]

Nah

Dunk
Dunk
Dunk Dunk Dunk Dunk
Dunk Dunk Dunk Dunk
Dunk

Obviously

3-0 up in the 89th minute, at least.